Thanks for clarifying that national groups fulfil important roles beyond those two parts of the funnel!
Reading this made me realise I’m worried that there are important things that regional/national groups do that aren’t always very legible to funders, like:
Allowing EAs outside of traditional EA Hubs maintain motivation in their work (kind of what you describe in the ‘Continuous contact points’ section)
Having EAGx conferences take place (initiating the idea; getting a team together, etc.)
Fostering positive portrayals of Effective Altruism in local media outlets
I’m worried that various contributions of national groups are hard to capture in a metric like ‘longtermist career changes’, and think this post is helpful in clarifying the importance of funders not being too myopic in their grantmaking decisions. [Edit: I’m not necessarily arguing they are] Thanks for writing this!
Thanks for clarifying that national groups fulfil important roles beyond those two parts of the funnel!
Reading this made me realise I’m worried that there are important things that regional/national groups do that aren’t always very legible to funders, like:
Allowing EAs outside of traditional EA Hubs maintain motivation in their work (kind of what you describe in the ‘Continuous contact points’ section)
Having EAGx conferences take place (initiating the idea; getting a team together, etc.)
Fostering positive portrayals of Effective Altruism in local media outlets
I’m worried that various contributions of national groups are hard to capture in a metric like ‘longtermist career changes’, and think this post is helpful in clarifying the importance of funders not being too myopic in their grantmaking decisions. [Edit: I’m not necessarily arguing they are] Thanks for writing this!